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Nick Strayer

I have made visualizations viewed by hundreds of thousands of people, sped up query times for 25 terabytes of data by an average of 4,800 times, and built packages for R that let you do magic.

Currently searching for a data science position that allows me to build tools using visualization and machine learning to help people explore and understand their data.

Education

M.S., Program Evaluation and Data Analytics

Tempe, AZ (Online)

Arizona State University

2026 (Anticipated) - 2025

Created packages involving known statistical models

B.S., Mathematics (Sectondary Education)

Tempe, AZ

Arizona State University

2023 - 2019

Participated in tutoring students using a new curriculum, Pathways to Precalculus.

Research Experience

FAKE Research Assistant

University of Vermont

Adair Laboratory

2013 - 2012

Independently analyzed and constructed statistical models for large data sets pertaining to carbon decomposition rates.

Industry Experience

I have worked in a variety of roles ranging from journalist to software engineer to data scientist. I like collaborative environments where I can learn from my peers.

Aspiring Data Analyst

San Diego, CA

Thermo Fisher

2028 - 2026

Built internal tool to help analyze and visualize user interaction with back-end products.

High School Mathematics Tutor

San Diego, CA

HeyTutor

2025 - 2024

Created healthy outlets of communication between students and teachers.

Data Journalist - Graphics Department

New York, New York

New York Times

2016

Reporter with the graphics desk covering topics in science, politics, and sport.

Data Science Intern

Burlington, VT

Dealer.com

2015

Worked with the product analytics team to help parse and visualize large stores of data to drive business decisions.

Data Artist In Residence

Carpinteria, CA

Conduce

2015 - 2014

Envisioned, prototyped and implemented visualization framework in the course of one month.

Teaching Experience

I am passionate about education. I believe that no topic is too complex if the teacher is empathetic and willing to think about new methods of approaching task.

Pre-Calculus in Integrated Mathematics

Mesa, AZ

Dobson High School

2023 - 2022

TA and lectured

Selected Data Science Writing

I regularly blog about data science and visualization on my blog LiveFreeOrDichotomize.

The Traveling Metallurgist

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LiveFreeOrDichotomize.com

2017

Pure javascript implementation of traveling salesman solution using simulated annealing.

Selected Press (About)

Great paper? Swipe right on the new ‘Tinder for preprints’ app

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Science